American Fork Citizen | 1920-05-15 | Page 1 | May Substitute Asphaltic Concrete

MAY SUBSTITUTE I asphaltm:: CONCRETE I Stnto Knglnecr Geo. F. McGonagle H mndo a trip to Amorlcan Fork Wed- HI ncsdny to investigate th'o feasibility H of substituting nsphaUlc concrcto in- M stead of cement concrote, as tho co- B ment companies of tho state seem IB vory backward In supplying cemont. B Ho was mot by mombors or tho City B ! Council and tbo Mayor, and the con. jB praetors and the mattor was thor- B oughly gono into. Mr. McGonaglo jB said Hint tho gravol In tho streets here B would bo Ideal for tho aspholtla con- B oroto baso and that It would eves 'tsssi wear longer nnd be considerably bet- bbbbbI tor than the otlior. Ho gave the con- M tractors permission to pavo with the ,B asphaltlc pavomont, the states portion 'jB and j'ocommended to tho CoubcIJ that M he rest of the road could very feaa- jB lbly bo done tho same. The contract. ' B ore stated that it allowed to uio th'o jB black base that Uio work ot laying it jB would comraonco noxt week. M Unless cement reaches here beforo M the latter part ot next week it is ex- B peeled that work will commence lay- iB Ihg the asphalUo concrete In its stead. B